Wild Crete presents…
The Traditional Cuisine of Crete
September 4 to 12, 2010
The Traditional Cuisine of Crete
September 4 to 12, 2010
Traditional Cuisine, Aromatic Herbs and the Culture of Crete
Tour Price
occupancy. Single room supplements are available. Contact us for prices. To determine the current exchange rate between other currencies and the Euro, visit www.xe.com.
Tour price includes:
- Eight nights double occupancy lodging.
- Transfers within Crete for all tour activities, as noted in the itinerary
- All meals with the exception of one lunch on your own.
- Private tour of the archaeological site at Lato with licensed local guide.
- Entrance fees to archaeological site and museum.
- Patricia Kyritsi Howell and Robinette Kennedy as your exclusive guides throughout the tour.
- All tour activities described in the itinerary (subject to change).
Tour price does not include:
- Airfare to and from Crete.
- Items of a personal nature (laundry, alcoholic beverages, bottled water, medical supplies, optional excursions and other items not cited above).
- One lunch. Alcoholic beverages, snacks or additional meals you may choose to have during the trip are at your own expense.
- Optional gratuities for archaeological guides, taxi drivers and hotel staff.
- Any costs resulting from transportation delays, and/or lost or delayed luggage while traveling to and from Crete.
- Transfer from your hotel in Iraklion to the airport on the morning of Sunday 12 September 2010 (approximately 25 Euros per taxi.)
- Cost of any additional optional excursions not included in the itinerary.
The registration deadline is
30June 2010. A deposit of €500 Euros is required to reserve your
place. In addition, you must submit a photo copy of the first page of
your valid passport along with the following forms, which we will
supply upon request: Tour Application; Medical Questionnaire; and
Release and Acceptance of Risks Agreement. To request registration forms, click here.
Final Payment: The final payment of € XXX is due before 15 July 2010. Receipt of your final payment guarantees your place on the tour.
NOTE: Please see the Fine Print for our Cancellation and Refunds Policy and other important information about this tour.
Airfare to and from Crete
The price of this tour does not include airfare. You are responsible for making your own travel arrangements to and from Crete. There are no direct flights to Crete from airports in the USA and some other countries. If you are traveling from one of these countries you will need to fly in and out of Athens, Greece, and use a Greek airline carrier for the 45-minute flight to Iraklion and Hania (Crete).
A one-way fare for a flight from Athens to Crete is approximately €200. We strongly recommend that you speak to us before booking your ticket, so that we may help you determine if your arrival and departure plans conform to our planned travel schedule.
All guests must arrive at the airport in Iraklion, Crete by 12:00 Noon on Saturday, 4 September 2010. Guests arriving after this time will be responsible for the cost of a taxi transfer from the airport to Kritsa (approximately €100 one way.) Guests should plan to depart from Hania, Crete on the morning of Sunday 12 September 2010. Your hotel in Hania is approximately 30 minutes from the airport.Is this the trip for you?
If you are culturally flexible and enjoy delicious and possibly unfamiliar foods; meet fascinating and hospitable people; experience new customs; and visit amazing out of the way places, this is the tour for you. We welcome anyone who sincerely enjoys group travel with all its inherent benefits and challenges.
Most of our days will be spent out of doors. A major part of each day’s activities will involve walking or moderate hiking. Participation in this trip requires excellent physical fitness and the ability to walk at least two miles at a moderate pace, usually on terrain that may be steep or rocky.
To ensure that you’ll be welcomed into worlds on Crete that few tourists even know exist, we ask all participants to be open minded, flexible and willing to follow our suggested guidelines for appropriate wardrobe choices and behavior. Because we want to introduce you to the Cretan way of life, you should be ready to live like a temporary resident of Crete. Electricity and water services on Crete are sometimes temporarily interrupted without notice. Your accommodations for the first seven nights of the tour don't offer room service, TV, telephones in the room, Internet access, or a 24-hour front desk. However, you will be treated as an honored guest by your fastidious and gracious hosts and stay in spotlessly clean and very comfortable rooms. The eco-village at Milia replies on solar and wind power for electricity, hot water is only available at specific times of day and lighting in guest rooms is provided by candles.
The last night of the tour, you’ll stay in a modern hotel in Hania where typical hotel amenities are readily available.
We’ll enjoy many of our meals at small family restaurants that don’t rely on menus. They simply cook several mouth-watering dishes from the freshest ingredients available that day in their own gardens or from local sources. Meals throughout the tour are served family style.This tour is not for you if your idea of a dream trip to Greece includes spending long, sunny days lying in the sun on a white sandy beach (you will have one opportunity to swim during the tour); meditating under a full moon inside an ancient “goddess” site (all archaeological sites are closed to visitors at night); or being swept off your feet by a handsome Greek ship captain (chances are very slim…) However, we will gladly help you make arrangements to pursue these fantasies before or after the tour. Contact us for details.
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